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Donald Trump is weighing an executive order that would protect consumers who prefer to use natural gas for cooking and heating from federal and state efforts to end their freedom to do so.
Thescaretacticsagainstnaturalgasinthehomeareafairlyrecentphenomenon.Gashasbeenusedinhomesextensivelysincethe1920swithoutmuchfussoralarm.Nowwe’rebeingtoldthatit’sbadfortheclimateandbadforourhealth.
Gasstovesleadto40,000(!)“prematuredeaths,”we’retold.TheConsumerProductSafetyCommission(CPSC)nowsaysthatwemustreducethe“indoorairpollution”causedbygasstoves.
InCalifornia(naturally),gasstoveswillsooncomewithatobacco-stylewarninglabelonthem.Bluestateshaveputabullseyeongasstovesandheatersandareinvitingregulatorstotakeshotsatthem.
Trumpislookingtoprotectconsumerchoiceinthematterofheatingandcooking.Detailsoftheproposedexecutiveorderarestillbeingconsideredbutit’slikelytomimiccongressionaleffortstodenyfundingforstateandlocalinitiativesthatlimittheuseofgasappliancesinhomes.
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